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A future for Microsoft?

This post from Stratechery is worth a listen if you have broad interests in the future of technology. The discussion covered so many topics, but I latched on to suggestions that Apple give up on their own cloud strategy and … Continue reading

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Cloudbooks

I have to admit the concept of a “cloudbook” is new to me. I can tell because my browser still thinks the word is misspelled. Tech journalists I follow started mentioning cloudbooks after the release of Windows 10 and it … Continue reading

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Windows 10

Today Microsoft launched Windows 10. I am not a Windows user (today did nothing to alter my preferences), but I do own a couple of Windows machines and I thought I would take the time to explore what the new … Continue reading

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I am worried about Microsoft – Really

What do ed tech writers write about when things become generic? Unlike those who are proposing 50 uses for the Apple Watch in education, I am trying to identify developments I think are significant. This lack of material does not … Continue reading

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Google docs is free

Why use Google docs rather than the new Microsoft services. Eric Schmidt suggests that free is better. Note Eric Schmidt spot on Chicagoland (BTW – an interesting documentary).

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Competing with free

Yesterday, I inadvertently found myself in a “comment” argument when I reacted to an Engadget post about the Microsoft student advantage program. I first simply pointed out that the author had a strange way of explaining why the program would … Continue reading

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